California crazy : American pop architecture /
At the dawn of the automobile age, Americans predilection for wanderlust prompted a new wave of inventive entrepreneurs to cater to this new mode of transportation. Starting in the 1920s, attention-grabbing buildings began to appear that would draw in passing drivers for snacks, provisions, souvenir...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | At the dawn of the automobile age, Americans predilection for wanderlust prompted a new wave of inventive entrepreneurs to cater to this new mode of transportation. Starting in the 1920s, attention-grabbing buildings began to appear that would draw in passing drivers for snacks, provisions, souvenirs or a quick meal. The architectural establishment of the day dismissed these roadside buildings as monstrosities. Yet, they flourished, especially along America' s Sunbelt, and in particular, in southern California, as proprietors indulged their creative impulses in the form of giant, eccentric constructions from owls, dolls, pigs and ships, to coffee pots and fruit. Their symbolic intent was guileless, yet they were marginalized by history. But, over the past forty years, California's architectural anomalies have regained their integrity, and are now being celebrated in this freshly revised compendium of buildings, California Crazy. |
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| Physical Description: | 323 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-321). |
| ISBN: | 9783836572835 3836572834 |